Bachelor of Primary Education and Master of Secondary Teaching

The Bachelor of Primary Education and Master of Secondary Teaching is a combined award course that prepares candidates to become a teacher, eligible to teach in a range of primary or secondary schools. At CDU, you can study this innovative degree online or on campus, part time or full time. This makes it easier to fit study into your existing commitments. When you graduate, you'll be qualified to register as a teacher anywhere in Australia, with a combined award and the course can be completed in 4 years.

This flexible course focuses on the skills and knowledge that you will need to teach and meets both the national and local need for teachers. In this course you will learn about:

• the school curriculum
• contemporary approaches to issues in education, such as inclusivity
• child and adolescent development
• behaviour management and student wellbeing
• improving the teaching-learning relationship in the classroom
• teaching First Nation learners
• developing an informed, evidence-based approach to learning and teaching
• a choice of becoming a Mathematics, Science, English or History secondary teacher

The course is a mixture of discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies, general education studies and professional experience. When you graduate, your levels of personal literacy and numeracy will be broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the Australian population. Students are encouraged to review the employer eligibility requirements as they can vary state to state.

Areas of study

Education, teaching.

Career opportunities

Teacher in high schools and in curriculum development, educational planning, educational research, policy development.

Professional recognition

On graduating, you will be eligible to register as a teacher in all states and territories in Australia, providing you meet all other requirements. Registration is currently being approved.

Practical experience

Completion of a minimum of 80 days placement across all stages of schooling is required.

Fees and charges

The Australian Government pays part of the tuition fee for this course. The remaining balance is paid by the student. Current CDU fee information.